Combined



March 6, 1928.

A. W. LEET COMBINED FERTILIZER, DISTRIBUTOR, A!!!) SIDE DRESSER Filed Jan. 9. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet1 AY/W).

Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

unrrsn stares ARTHUR XV. LEET, 0F MADIEUEET, (EH19, ilrSSIG-TLQUF. T

GI MADESON, 91-55), A COIELPURATIDE OHIO.

continent,

is Jed O E KING IMPLEMENT COMBINED FERTILIZER, lItSTRlIBUIiJQi-t, AND

Application filed January 9, 19256.

This invention relates to new and useful. improvements in agricultural implements and more especially to a combined distributor and side-dresser.

One objectof the invention is to provide an improved fertilizer, distributor and sidedresser for plants in the process of growing.

Another object is to provide an improved implement of simple yet strong construction and light in wei ht, manually operated.

Another object is to provide an implement in which the plant straddling parts are evenly balanced for ease of operation.

Another object is to provide a manually operated implement in which the weight of the machine and the fertilizer load are balanced and carried on the wheels, reducing the fatigue of the operator.

Another object is to provide means for adjusting the height of the operators hand grips.

Another object is to provide means for supporting the implement when at rest.

Another object is to provide an implement of such construction that the parts may be compactly packed for knock down shipment and easily assembled.

Another object is to provide an implement in which the fertilizer feed can be ad justed for a predetermined amount of distribution.

Another object is to provide means for opening the feed to a set position for a predetermined amount and for shutting off the feed.

Another object is to provide-feed spouts forming shoes for opening the furrows and fertilizer conveyors for conveying fertilizer to the opened furrows.

Another object is to provide means for vertically adjusting the combined furrowopening shoes and conveyors for varying the depth at which the fertilizer is to be placed.

Another object is to provide means for horizontally adjusting the combined furrowopening shoes and conveyors for varying the width between the furrows.

Another object is to provide a double hopper and double chain drive providing balance of weight and even distribution of fertilizer.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the imp plement at rest.

a front view.

[Berial No. 80,267.

Fig. is an enlarged sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 5.

4; is similar view on line 4-et of Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a similar view on line 55 of Fig. 41-.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the hopper base and agitator unit.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the hopper feed plate.

Fig. 9 is a detail view of the rest legs.

The main supporting frame is indicated generally at 1 and comprises a base plate 2 supported by and bolted to right and left hand t -shaped leg members 3 and a respectively carrying at their lower forward extremities 5 axle bolts 6 on which are mounted wheels 7. Bolted as at 9 to hubs 8 are, driving sprockets 10, said bolts clamp ing the wheel spokes between the hub halves. The axle bolts 6 screw into ears 5 and are locked on either side by lock nuts 11 and 12. "Washers 18 space the wheel hubs from lock nuts 11. l Vith this simple axle construction the wheels and axles may be removed for compactness of shipping space and easily assembled. The hopper indicated generally at 14 comprises a funnel shaped sheet metal hopper 15 mounted on a cast iron hopper base 16 divided into two compartments 1? and '18, each compartment having an outlet hole 19 in the bottom thereof.

Hopper base 16 is detachably mounted and secured on base plate 2 by means of inclined toes 20 integrally formed on the front of said hopper base. depending downwardly and outwardly. Toes 20 extend into and engage square holes 21 in base plate 2. The rear of hopper base 16 has an integrally formed sloping shoulder 22 adapted to be lockingly engaged by an eccentric 23 loosely riveted as at 24- to base plate 2.

Means for agitating, crushing and forcing fertiliser from the hopper thru the spouts, are provided by separably driven agitators 25 and 26 in compartments Hand 18 respectively. Aligned shafts 27 and 28 are mounted transversely in hopper base 16, the butting ends journaling a bearing 29 formed in partition 30. The outer ends of shafts 27 and 28 project through hopper base 16 and have driven sprockets 31 mounted there on. Sprockets 31 are driven by chains 32 from driving sprockets 10 mounted on the LIV wheels. Chain tighteuers it are pivoted on bridge members 3 and l and are tensioned by springs 48.

is itors and 26 are pinned on shafts 2'7 and 28 directly above outlet holes 19. The blades feed the fertilizer to the outlet holes 19, at the same time crushing any bumps that occur. Eleans tor regulating the amount of fertiliser feed through the outlet holes is provided by a substantially lJ-shaped hopper iced adjustment plate 33 having; legz s 34iprovidcd with {)jE/lllfilQtl holes and terminating in downturned tips 36, the joined by a crossplate 87 are provided with a centrally disposed hole 38 to receive the hooked end of a bar The legs 3s are slidably mounted in longitudinally spac d grooves 5:0 formed in the top of base plate 2. The various pairs ol graduated holes in legs t l l are adapted to register with feed. holes '9 and the feed spout tubes In this manner the amount oz? fertilizer feed throiu h the feed spouts to the ground is regulated. Stops for spotting the holes are provided by cotter pins 58 placed in holes 59. For shutting; oil the dew oi" fertilizer, plate 3311s pulled back by red 53.) lllllltjtl l:=y-down-- turned tips closing; holes 19.

Outlet holes 41 are provided in base p ate registeri with outlet holes l9 .o'l hopper base 16. Flexible iced tubes are mounted in the countersunk portions 4:3 of outlet holes t1, the tile-pending tube ends fitting into the top of teed spouts 4:41. Feed spouts ll are adjustably clamped by hangers l?) to slotted cars 46 formed on bridge members 3 and ll. The lower ends of spouts 114: are bent forward andcut. with a sharp level forming shoes or :turrow-maeners and itertilimen-i conveyors at the same time. are loosened, the spouts may be adjusted vertically or sidewise to enable the operator to var the width and depth at which the fertilizer may be placed in the ground.

Handle bars 19 are bolted to cars 50 forn'icd on bridge members 3 and l, and braced by brace strips 51 riveted to ca rs form on base plate Spaced holes 53 provide adjustable bolting as at 54t bars l9 for raising; or lowering the height of the hand )S. l the hand grips, bars ll l car are spaced by a rod 55 which is also adapted to term a rest for the end of the hopper teed :uljustment plate which is placed. within convenient reach of the operator.

Stand legs are formed by a ltshaped rod 56 with out-turned ends "for engagement with the ground clips 57 bolted to bars 49 to provide bearing brackets. As shown in Fig. 1 the legs are depending vertically resting on "i fhen the nuts ot hangerskinds ,rtion, and as a hand operated machine, the load is balanced and ca: 'ied on the wheels relieving the ocratoi.' of having to carrv any weight at the hand grips while or operating. double "Fertilizer hopper and double elain drive balances the weight of the i1 pleaent and insures even distribution at ierlin lizer.

Vith the feedrcgulstingmeans shown, the implement can beeconomically operated by setting the feed plates to teed a predetermined amount of fertilizer to be applied to a given size tract under cultivation.

The shape of the itators 25 and. 26 is an especially desire teature. Each agitator may he said to consist of a hub '60 from whirl: project radially a series of blades (31 inclined respectively in opposite directions, v' h FQPGCt to the line of rotation, and the zuljaccnt blades are connected at their nee est edges by a web having a notch whereby. when the agitators are rotated they will have a cutting or pulverizing action as Well an action tending to throw the material first one way and then the other, which will eilectively break up any bumps and reduce the material to a powdered rmidition sutlicient to [tow easily thru the feed openings. is also to he noticed that the assembly of the shoes is very simple and adjustment easy, since each shoe 44-. is held by an eye bolt 4.53 which can be loosened to adjust the shoe, either vertically or laterally, the ties:- ible pipe til accoinniodatino; the various adstn'ienls without being loomned or retrieved.

I claim i in a distributor; the combination of a ARTHUR ll LEET. 

